Health Care Legal Case There are many current legal issues surrounding health care in the United States. The primary one that is taking most people’s interests is the legalities of the Health Care Reform Act; however‚ I want to concentrate on an issue that is very controversial and sensitive for many‚ forced or involuntary hospitalizations. Involuntary hospitalizations are a common occurrence in the United States among mentally unstable individuals and also in a unique case‚ a pregnant female. Many
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Current Legal Issue Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs University of Phoenix Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance HCS 430 John Weiss April 27‚ 2014 Current Legal Issue Is a woman completely in control of her own body? This question has been in controversy for many legal cases brought to court. Women have lost many cases in court when it comes to being able to use and care for their own body as they want. This issue is especially current when the woman is pregnant and the fetus’ health is in
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Over the last several decades‚ professional nursing has evolved and changed because of the influence of ethical and legal issues. There may be a variety of reasons for the changes. Examples in changes are advances in medical technology‚ legal changes about abortion and euthanasia‚ a push toward patient rights and litigation‚ and ever decreasing resources in which to provide nursing care. With all these influences affecting care‚ it has become increasingly
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Ethical and Legal Issues of Death and Dying Tracey Rentas Old Dominion University CHP 480 November 30‚ 2012 Dr. P. Lynch-Epps Abstract This was not easy to put this paper together. Recently my mother- in- law passed away‚ and her death was devastating to the entire family as well many friends. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and became dependent as she neared the end of life. All anyone of us could do was comfort her with our expression of loves while we tried to comprehend what was
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Do-Not-Resuscitate: Legal and Ethical Issues Most cultures value life and bringing persons back from the dead is a popular subject of many fictional books. However‚ as technology evolves and the story of Frankenstein reborn with a bolt of lighting has come true with the external or implanted defibrillators‚ the natural process of death slows as much of society gains the knowledge to live longer than nature intended. The Red Cross Association taught many organizations like the girl and boy scouts
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Ethical Concern The ethical healthcare concern that will be addressed in this paper is the challenge of long waiting lists that patient’s who need help with a medical issue are having to endure. Waiting times and lists are an ethical problems because facilities are essentially obstructing (not on purpose) the care of ill patients (Viberg‚ Forsberg‚ Borowitz‚ Molin‚ 2013). Long waiting times cause inefficiencies in the delivery of healthcare‚ they prolong suffering‚ discomfort a and dissatisfaction
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Lecture Notes: Legal/Ethical Issues and Social Policy Paris Finner-Williams‚ Ph.D.‚ J.D.‚ Esq. Description Dr. Paris Finner-Williams describes areas of addiction and how legal/ethical issues and social policy relate to these areas. She discusses the legal/ethical issues directly related to alcohol‚ drugs‚ and other illicit drugs. Finally‚ Dr. Finner-Williams addresses cultural competency issues as they relate to addiction and recovery. Learning Objectives: By the end of this lesson‚ students:
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR 391 October 28‚ 2013 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Scenario #1 (Six Caps Critical Thinking Challenge) After a review of the case study with Marianne‚ the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics would dictate that the nurse collaborate with and advocate for the family in the decision making process. It can be difficult and challenging to make ethical decisions when there are conflicting perspectives. The nurse may have values and beliefs that conflict with the patient’s
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Mental health legislation is complex and how this relates to ethical practice is open to critical debate. This essay will focus on some of the key ethical issues when implementing the Mental Health Act 1983 and the amendments to it‚ now called the Mental Health Act 2007. The Human Rights Act 1998 gives right to freedom and liberty (Human Rights Act 1998). Limitations to the right of liberty essentially revolve around three key legal principles in mental health: 1) If you are deemed to have a mental
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issues‚ then work to create services within the community that could benefit this patient and others. Collaboration Creating collaborative relationships between healthcare providers is essential for the APN (Hamric‚ 2014). These relationships create better patient care and decrease the overall costs of healthcare by decreasing duplication of services. Hamric (2014) writes‚ “Patients assume that their health care providers communicate and collaborate effectively: thus‚ patient dissatisfaction with
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